Join Glen’s Honeysuckle Daze

Those jolly red berries that decorate the boughs of many a bush or tree this time of year may look sweet and cheery, but for Ohio’s native plants and trees they’re the kiss of death. The invasive Asian bush honeysuckle is an intruder to these parts, and this Saturday, Nov. 6, Glen Helen is holding its fall pull at several locations throughout the preserve from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to haul, chip, lop and spray the plants, both small and tall. Layered clothing is recommended, along with boots, gloves, safety glasses and loppers if available. The group will meet at the Glen parking lot on Corry Street, and volunteers are asked to RSVP if possible by contacting Glen Volunteer Coordinator Brooke Bryan, 769-1902, ext. 101.

Groundwater contaminated with volatile organic compounds from operations at the former Vernay Laboratories production facilities on Dayton Street has spread eastward across Wright Street and Suncrest Drive. Soil contamination at the site is concentrated in an area near the two former plants, where chlorinated solvents used to degrease metal parts were disposed, and at the front of a property, where a common pesticide was used. SG-15D is the soil gas well whose fall 2016 high test results were alarming to the oversight firm EHS. (Map generated using data and maps from Vernay and EHS Technology Group)